How War With Japan 120 Years Ago Accelerated The Fall Of The

The Russo-Japanese conflict of 1904-05 was anticipated to be a "short, successful war" for Russia against an inferior opponent. Instead, it became a rout of St. Petersburg's forces in the Far East, and the beginning of the end for Russia’s last tsar.

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